ITALIA...(:

I'm sure that for our free write, most people will be talking about their breaks. Over my break, I attended Italy with a few people from our high school. We had a blast. Walking around with people that I rarely talk to, brought us closer and we are now like a huge family. On the plane, I really enjoyed the company of my friends that I sat with because if they weren't there, I would have had the most boring 11 hours of my life. It would have probably felt like 24 hours. We sat next to a man that i felt very bad for because my friends and I would comment on his appearance because he looked like the host of Cash Cab. I could tell that he was annoyed because we were loud and he was trying to get some sleep. When we got to Rome, we took a 1 and a half hour bus ride to Sorrento, a town that is like a paradise to me. The shopping there was really amazing. We went to many islands and places where i would live the live.

The second place we went to was Rome. Here, we went to the colosseum, the Pantheon, St. Peter's Basillica, and more. I didn't like Rome as much as I liked Sorrento because Rome had too much chaos and I don't like to see all that. I miss Italy so much and I could live there forever. I also miss talking to the people I got to see every morning. I want to go back.

Nervous Conditions

Chapter six in Nervous Conditions, a lot has happened. Nyasha treats her father like he is a lower subject than her, and he beats her for it. He tries very hard to get it through to her that he is her father and very much not her equal. I don't completely agree with what Babamakuru did. What is was like back then in that area, doesn't seem like it does now. Here and now, a father lets his children know that he is the boss and a higher subject than them, but usually doesn't beat them like Babamukuru beat Nyasha.

In chapter seven, the family goes back Tambu's home for Christmas. Tambu's mother's sister is pregnant and needs a place to stay. Babamukuru tells her to leave, but she doesn't know where to go because her family is not well off and most likely can not afford to handle another child as well as her. I feel bad for her and I think that Babamukuru is just being rude because Nyasha is being annoying and mean to her whole family. Also, Tambu is starting to get a little stuck up like Nyasha. She is complaining about her old house because she is so used to having all these luxuries back at the mission.

Choir Lock-In 2012!

Well Saturday was a pretty busy day for me. I started working on my homework all night and then at three, I had to run over to Baton Rouge Music Studios to record a little bit of music. After that was finished, I went to school for a choir lock-in. For about two hours, we worked on Carmina Burana, a set of songs written in the 1200s. After, we ate pizza and headed over to the chapel to rehearse again.

Finally when we were done with all our rehearsals, the whole choir hung out. My friends Caroline and Alyssa hung out a lot. Before bed, Caroline and I watched a little bit of West Side Story and Toy Story 3. We didn't exactly get through either of the movies. It was pretty fun. We got a lot of practice done. Come out and see us on Friday!

Global Issues Essay and Nervous Conditions

I am now finishing up my essay on Afghan women and I think that I have done the best I can! It is actually one of the best papers i have ever written. I am working on the finishing up the last page of my paper.  There are a few things that i need to work on considering all the grammatical errors that show up in green, but I still feel like i can get the grade that I want on this paper.

Now Nervous Conditions is a very confusing book. I feel behind as usual, but I am getting there. I am answering the questions on time, just not annotating. I think when i have some time, i will work on the annotations. I don't really enjoy reading this book because it doesn't make any sense to me. I can't keep up with all the names, not to mention all the flashbacks.

Saturday

On Friday, my brother and sister checked out of school early to drive to Longview, Texas. I couldn’t go because I was extremely busy on Saturday. They got back on Saturday, late afternoon. I was at school, for a talent show rehearsal, with my friend Sicily Wafer. My mom came to pick us up and in the car, was a small puppy, 7 weeks old. Her name is Zoey. When we got home, she ran around in our living room like crazy.  I didn’t get to spend too much time with her because about 15 minutes after I got home, I had to leave to school again.

When I got home from school, I found my mom and brother sitting on the couch watching TV, while Zoey was sleeping. About 10 minutes later, she woke up and ran around the living room again. She had not eaten or drunken anything the whole day until my mom and I fed her out of our hands. She ate her all her food and water then. She fell back asleep while watching TV again. I am so excited to finally have Zoey in our family.

Global Issues and Nervous Conditions

Over the past week, I worked quite a bit on my essay. I finished my whole detailed outline and wrote the first page on my essay in the first two days of the week. I have been working on my draft since wednesday on. I am right on track with this paper and its pleasing to know that.

On Wednesday, we were assigned to read the first chapter of Nervous Conditions. All I got out of it was that the main character, Zambu, was happy that her brother died because she could now go to school. I didn't understand this book as much as a hoped to. I annotated and read lines over and over again until I came up with a meaning for myself. I hope that I will understand it in the near future.

Work Log:

Monday(30): 45 minutes

Tuesday(31): 60 minutes

Wednesday(1): 15 minutes

Thursday(2): 45 minutes (Nervous Conditions)

Friday(3): 10 minutes

Saturday(4): none